Brockton father of three killed in crash

Sunday

Mar 23, 2014 at 12:01 AM

Morris Webb was ejected in accident at Main Street and Legion Parkway in Brockton

Benjamin Paulin The Patriot Ledger @BPaulin_Ledger

BROCKTON – Ariah Ribeiro said some of most fun times she had with her dad were when they went sledding at D.W. Field Park in Brockton in the winter.“Sometimes my cousins came along,” Ariah, 10, said Saturday, tears streaming down her face. “This year when we went, I was scared but he went down with me.”

Ribeiro was crying because her father was killed in a car accident Saturday morning on Legion Parkway in Brockton.

Police said Joshua Cooper, 25, of 166 Melrose St., Brockton, struck Webb’s car, causing it to roll over and ejecting Webb from the car.

Webb’s car smashed into the Korean-Vietnam War Memorial at the corner of Legion Parkway and Main Street. His car knocked down a concrete pillar and lightpole and bent a flagpole at its base. A large concrete divider was dragged 10 feet from its position where it was dug into the ground.

Shattered pieces of debris from the vehicles and broken glass littered the scene of the accident.

Webb was taken to Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital, where he later died from his injuries.

Family and friends gathered at Webb’s Boundary Street house Saturday. Many were sobbing and wiping tears from their eyes.

Ariah’s birthday is Monday, when she turns 11.

She said she and her dad were making kites out of cloth and were planning to fly them at D.W. Field Park when the weather warmed.

“He sews and he makes clothes for us. He has fabrics and we made them and we got to color on our kites. We still didn’t get to finish them,” she said. “He was a good dad.”

Joshua Cooper and a passenger in his vehicle were taken to the hospital as a result of the crash.

As of Saturday, no charges have been filed because the crash is under investigation, said Bridget Norton Middleton, spokeswoman for Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz’s office.

The State Police Accident Reconstruction Team is investigating the crash.